TFM 11 | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| ALREADY PASSED| VERIFIED & UPDATED | 2024

TFM 11 | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| ALREADY
PASSED| VERIFIED & UPDATED | 2024


What yis ythe ypurpose yof ythe yTexas yFire yRules y- yANSWER-1. yTo yregulate ythe yplanning,

selling, yservicing, ymonitoring yand ymaintenance yof yfire ydevices yand ysystems.
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2. yTo yprohibit ythe yuse yof yunrecognized ydevices.



What ydoes yNFPA ystand yfor? y- yANSWER-National yFire yProtection yAssociation



Name ya yRecognized yNational yStandards yOrganization? y- yANSWER-The yNational yFire

Protection yAssociation
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What yis ya yFire yAlarm yDevice? y- yANSWER-Any ydevice ycapable yof ywarning, yaudibly yor

visually, ythat ya yfire yhas yoccured.
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What yis ya yFire yDetection yDevice? y- yANSWER-Any ydevice ycapable yof ydetecting ythat yfire yor

smoke yis ypresent.
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What y5 ythings ycan ya ymunicipality yor ycounty ydemand yin yaddition yto ythe yFire yAlarm yRules?

- yANSWER-1. yThey ycan ymandate ythat ya ysystem ymust ybe yinstalled yif ythey yfeel yit ys yneeded.
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2. yThey ycan yrequire ystandards ythat yare yhigher ythan ylaw.

3. yThey ycan yrequire yregular yinspections

,4. yThey ycan yrequire ya ypermit yto ybe yobtained yfor ythe yalarm.

5. yThey ycan yrequire, ythat ythe ymonitored yproperty ybe ycontacted ybefore ya ydispatch yis ysent

out.
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What yInsurance yis ya yfirm yrequired yto yhave? y- yANSWER-General yLiability, ywith yPRODUCTS,

and yCOMPLETED yOPERATIONS
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What yamounts yof yinsurance yis ya yfirm yrequired yto yhave? y- yANSWER-100K yfor yeach yincident

of ybodily yinjury yor yproperty ydamage y300k yfor yall yannual yoccurrences.
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What ytwo ythings yare yrequired yto ybecome ylicensed? y- yANSWER-1. yYou ymust ypast ya ywritten

exam
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2. yYou ymust ybe yemployed yby ya yregistered yfirm



What y4 ystandards y& ycodes ymay ythe yfire ycommissioner yadopt yto ycreate ythe yrules? y-

ANSWER-1. yNFPA yStandards
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2. yFederal ylaw yor yregulatory ystandards

3. yStandards ypublished yby ya yrecognized ynational ystandards yorganization

4. yInformation yprovided yby ymanufacturers



What y5 ythings ycan ya ymunicipality yor ycounty yNOT yrequire yof ya ylicense yholder? y- yANSWER-

1. yDemand ythey yobtain ya yfranchise

2. yDemand yfees yor ytaxes

, 3. yPost ya ybond

4. yDemand ythey ymaintain ya ybusiness ylocation yin ytheir ymunicipality/county

5. yDemand yfinancial yrequirements



Who ydo ythe yTexas yFire yRules ynot yapply yto? y- yANSWER--Anyone ynot yinvolved yin ythe

planning yleasing, yservicing, ysales yor ymaintenance yof yfire ysystems.
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-Anyone ywho yinstalls yelectrical ywiring yor ydevices yso ylong yas: ythe ywork ywas ysupervised yby

a ylicensed yemployee yof ya yregistered yfirm, yOR yif ythe yregistered yfirm yassumes yALL
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responsibility yfor ythe ysystem.
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-Anyone ywho yinstalls yon ytheir yown yproperty.



-Anyone ywho ydoes ynot ycharge yfor ythe ydevice yor yit's yinstallation



-Anyone ywho ysells yfire yequipment yEXCLUSIVELY yover ythe ycounter yor ythrough ymail yorder,

and ywho ywill ynot yplan, ycertify, yinstall, yservice, yor ymaintain ythe ydevices.
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-Any yengineer yacting yin yhis yprofessional ycapacity.



-Anyone ywho yinstalls yat yno ycharge ybattery yoperated, ysingle ystation, yresidential yequipment

that yis yN.F.P.A ycompliant yand yinstalled yby yknowledgeable yinstallers yan yemployee yof ya
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registered yfirm ythat yis ybeing ysupervised yby ya yLicense yHolder.
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